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    Welcome to Christian Ward Photography. We are Christian and Erica - a husband and wife photographic team based in Chesterfield near Sheffield but delivering high quality wedding photography throughout the UK and for destination weddings. Information and a price guide are available through the Info link at the top left of this page. Contact us now to enquire about our availability.

    We specialise in delivering seamless cover of your entire day, capturing relaxed, natural, and beautiful photographs. We're passionate about photographing your wedding and would love to hear from you. Please do leave your comments on our photos and tell us what you think!
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Charlotte & Daniel’s Summer Wedding on the Farm | August 2009

We couldn’t wait too long after the sneak preview to post more images from this wonderful wedding!  Starting with a few details from the bridal preparations at Charlotte’s mum’s house in the morning…(special mention has to go to a certain furry friend’s colour co-ordinated bow – he matched the bridesmaids’ dresses and the flowers!)

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Meanwhile Chris was at the farm with groom Daniel and his best man, school friend Rob, for a few relaxed shots before heading to church on a very special mode of transport…

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Whilst Daniel already has a very nice tractor of his own, nothing but a specially hired one would do for his wedding day…Now I don’t know much about tractors, but this one was certainly very impressive and made for some great photos!

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We were blessed with some lovely light on the farm for these pretty portraits of the bridesmaids…if I told you where Chris took these shots it would spoil the mystique, but suffice to say the specific location wasn’t as glamorous as it looks!

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And finally a selection of our favourite photographs of the bride and groom before they rejoined their guests to finish off the night in style with dancing, food and fireworks.  I love the ‘Wuthering Heights’ feel of the photographs in the field.  Thank you Charlotte and Daniel for letting us be part of your special day – we had a great time taking your wedding photographs!

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June 16, 2010 - 10:20 pm

Michael & Elisabeth | …& Counting {Pre-Wedding Photography} | June 2010 » Sheffield Wedding Photographer - […] readers may well recognise Elisabeth – she is sister and was bridesmaid to Charlotte, whose gorgeous summer wedding on the farm to Daniel we had the pleasure of photographing last year.  Well we are just as excited about […]

August 2, 2010 - 10:02 pm

Elisabeth & Michael | Ringwood Hall Romance | Sneak Preview » Sheffield Wedding Photographer - […] also great for Erica and I to meet up again with Dan and (Elisabeth’s sister) Charlotte whose wedding we photographed last year. Elisabeth and Michael were married at the lovely Ringwood Hall, whose […]

Lesley & Andrew | The Big Day | August 2009

Being part of Lesley and Andrew’s wedding was a very special experience, for Chris and I as well as all the guests who had come from across the world to celebrate it with them.  From the beautiful and moving church service – with special music and readings by their loved ones – to the relaxed and joyous reception at picturesque Ringwood Hall, it really felt like a day full of blessings for a devoted couple.  

This first selection of images takes us from the bride’s preparations at Lesley’s parents’ home, to the church at Wingerworth.  All Saints is a very unusual and beautiful church, with an intriguing combination of architecture dating back from the Norman period all the way up to the 1960s.  We’ve included a black and white photograph of the service to show the elegant simplicity of the church, but for a colour version of this very colourful church please take a look at the sneak preview that we posted a couple of weeks ago.

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After the guests had enjoyed their meal, we were excited to see that some beautiful evening light had developed, so we took Lesley and Andrew out for a walk around the grounds at Ringwood for their first photographs as a married couple.  It was a true delight to be able capture some of the special bond between them in these delicate and intimate images:

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And finally – a few more portraits and some pretty details.  The top left black and white image is one of my personal all-time favourites of Chris’s work, for its timeless and magical feel: 

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Francesca & David’s Country Wedding | September 2009 | Sneak Preview

You may remember last Saturday – it was a gloriously sunny day; blazing hot and with bright blue skies all day long.  This was the day Fran and David had chosen for their wedding at Hannington and Cranford Hall in Northamptonshire.  It was a very special day, with many lovely touches all designed to make a memorable day for their many guests.  One of the images in the sneak preview selection below is a little hint at the surprise mode of transportation that Fran and David had arranged to take their guests from the champagne reception at Fran’s family home in Hannington to beautiful Cranford Hall.  We can’t wait to post a bigger selection of photographs from this fabulous wedding, but for now, we hope you enjoy the preview!

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Francesca & David | …& counting -{preview}-

It’s 6 days and counting until Fran & David’s big day at the beautiful Cranford Hall in Northamptonshire. Today we met up to cover the final details and we took the opportunity to get them in front of the lens for an informal pre-wedding shoot at Wentworth Castle Gardens. We love how these came out and can’t wait for the wedding on Saturday! Here’s a small preview of the photographs…

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